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RCM document and references
Change this item in RefWorks Citation Manager from
Document and References: refresh with recent updates
to
Refresh document and references after recent updates.
Refresh is a key term and will be easier for students to see why it matters.
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For institutions with multiple users create a syncing system
Allow institutions to create accounts on behalf of users via Google.
Instead of having users create an account, admins simply provide users with the login and password for their account.
Support integration into the Clever application.1 vote -
Link button in table view
Right now to view a source you have to click on the source, go to the sidebar that pops up, scroll down, and copy the URL text into the browser address bar. Putting a link to the source right in the table view for all your sources seems incredibly simple.
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Make it work on tablets
It's currently almost impossible to use on tablets
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Have a public URL for sharing projects
In folders, it is possible to share with those who are not affiliated with the university. Is it possible to have a public URL option available when sharing projects?
1 vote -
Modify the RIS file import from Scopus to recognize origin
When the automatic importing from Scopus was working, there was an icon indicating it was from Scopus. This does not happen with the importing from Scopus as an RIS. Can that Icon be added?
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Keep search terms while searching PubMed from within New RefWorks
In the Advanced search form, if a user types in a term then decides to change the search field, the text they type is erased. This leads to user frustration. I reported it to the Support Portal and go the reply that is by design not a bug. This would be a suggested improvement, if you would like to make suggestions for improving the product please add them to our forum at https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/909445-refworks . The suggestions made here are used by the management and development team to chart future product development.
So here it is and thank you for considering…1 vote -
Easily Recognizable APA 7 Standard Format
When selecting APA 6 for the RefWorks bibliography, you see a standard option and other variations.
• APA 6th - American Psychological Association, 6th Edition
• APA 6th - Annotated with Abstracts - American Psychological Association, 6th Edition
• APA 6th - Annotated with Abstracts - No Title Casing Applied - American Psychological Association, 6th Edition
• APA 6th - No Title Casing Applied - American Psychological Association, 6th Edition
• APA 6th - No Title Casing Applied, New DOI - American Psychological Association, 6th EditionWhen selecting APA 7, no standard/basic option is indicated.
According to section 9.34 of…3 votes -
Añadir una campo personalizado. Add a custom field
Quisiera que el campo personalizado se vea igual que todos los demás campos, en todas las referencias: que esté a la vista cuando editas, sin tener que ir referencia por referencia, clicar “añadir más campos", buscarlo y rellenarlo. ¿Es posible hacer eso?
Add a custom field. I want the custom field to look the same as all the other fields, in all the references: to be visible when you edit, without having to go reference by reference, click "add more fields", search and fill it in. Is it possible to do that?3 votes -
Espacio muy estrecho al visualizar = Very narrow space when displaying
Cuando se visualiza una referencia, el espacio que se abre a la derecha, en vertical, es demasiado estrecho. ¿Se puede ampliar al doble, por lo menos?
When a reference is displayed, the space that opens to the right, vertically, is too narrow. Can it be expanded to at least double?
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Multiple Citations on Google Docs
On Google Docs, refworks will generate the same list of references multiple times while multiple people work on it. Is it possible to have just a single list on google docs?
1 vote -
Platform modification
Thank you for this opportunity. I want to suggest that the platform be modified so that one can read an article while using the web version.
1 vote -
An localized icon image for OpenURLs (like Legacy RefWorks has)
Currently each citation in legacy RefWorks can be configured to include the institution's unique image in place of the OpenURL link. Not sure why this is not an option in New RefWorks
1 vote -
folder lock
Have an option to lock certain folders which prohibits articles being deleted from them. Would help from accidentally losing files.
3 votes -
Enable Ask a Librarian chat widgets within RefWorks
Allow institutions to embed a LibChat or other chat service within the RefWorks interface
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チャット+カレンダー(Googleカレンダーなど外部のアプリとの連携でもOK)で共同研究管理やタスクフォース進捗管理ができることが望ましい。きるようにしてほしい。
PDFファイルを格納するのは、ToDOリスト作り、共同研究や遠隔地の研究者と共著を進めるなど、これからの研究スタイルでは不可欠のものになる。飛行機代を研究資材に充てることで研究効率を高めていく、そのためには文献管理=タスク・スケジュール管理であるべきだ。
カレンダーとチャット機能、ガントチャートなどのタスクフォースツールを共有できるには、シンプルなものが必要だ。各国で既存流通されているシステム(GoogleカレンダーやBACK LOGなど)を取り込めるような仕組みを活用できることで後続の研究者育成と直結できるだけでなく、次のユーザー囲い込みも可能になる1 vote -
Make <title-short> element in CSL styles searchable from bibliography function
Currently in CSL styles the <title-short> element metadata isn't searched from the Create Bibliography function. For example, searching for APA doesn't return American Psychological Association 7th edition (annotated bibliography) (CSL). Requesting that this be made a searchable element.
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Bulk edit for DOI field
Hello, would it be possible to Bulk edit also the field DOI? Especially records imported from PubMed include [doi] in this field which should not display in a bibliography.
It would be very helpful if we could Replace [doi] with zero characters in all records at once.12 votes -
Save to RefWorks Design Improvements
For the love of all that is holy, please create an option to minimize the 'Save to RefWorks' pop-up window when you're trying to input a reference. When Save to RefWorks can't manage to input most of the information itself (85% of the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), you have to manually input, but the giant RefWorks window blocks half of the article information that you need to input from view
7 votes -
Hyper linking citations
Add a function in write and cite that hyperlinks in-text citations to their entry in the bibliography.
1 vote
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